Button



(No Model.)

A. S. CRANE.

BUTTON.

No. 606,277. Patented June 28, 1898.

WITNESSES: Fm lNVENTOR E MM AWUSTUS S (ERRNE,

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. NlTED TATES AUGUSTUS S. CRANE, OF NEWTARK, NEl/V JERSEY.

. BUTTON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 606,277, dated June 28,1898.

Application filed November 19,1897. SerialNo. 659,147. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, AUGUSTUS S. CRANE, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Newark, in the county of Essexand State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Buttons, and I do hereby it is also applicable to otheruses, as lapel.

pins or buttons.

The object of this invention therefore is to provide a new and improvedbutton-fastening by means of which the button can be readily andsecurely fastened to the garment,properly retained in position on thegarment, and cannot be brushed off or lost.

Vith these several ends in view the invention consists in the novelbutton hereinafter set forth, and also in the several novel arrangementsand combinations of the parts to be hereinafter fully described ,andfinally embodied in the clauses of the claim.

The invention is fullyillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichFigure 1 is a face View of my novel construction of button. the button,illustrating the hook portion of the fastening means in that positionafter the button has been attached to the garment; and Fig. 3 is asimilar view of the button with the hook portion of the fastening meansrotated to one side previous to attaching the button in its position onthegarment. Fig. 4 is a side view of the parts of the button illustratedin Figs. 1 and 2. Fig. 5 is a plan view of the button with theface-plate removed, illustrating the parts of the fastening means intheir operated positions when the button has been secured in place onthe garment; and Fig. 6 is a similar view of the parts of the button,but the several portions of the fastening means being represented intheir respective positions, when the hook portion is in that positionprevious to attaching the button to the Fig. 2 is a back view ofgarment. Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the fastening means employed inconnection with my invention. Fig. 8 is a vertical section of thebutton, on a slightly enlarged scale, said section being takenonline a:in Fig. 2. Figs. 9 and 10 are plan views of the back-plate of the'buttonwith the face-plate removed and the fastening means beingindicated inits different positions,said back-plate being of a slightly-modifiedform of construction; and Fig. 11 is a vertical section of the parts'illus trated in Fig. 10 and illustrating in connection therewith asectional view of the faceplate of the button, said section being takenon line y in said Fig. 10. Fig. 12 is a perspective view of a fasteningmeans of a slightly modified form of construction, but still embodyingthe principles of my present invention. Fig. 13 is a sectional view ofthe button, illustrating in connection therewith the form of fasteningmeans illustrated in said Fig. 12. Fig. 14 is a plan or face view of theback-plate of the button with thefastening means in position therein,said back-plate being of still another modified form of construction,and Fig. 15 is a vertical section taken on line 2 in said Fig. 14. Fig.16 is a side view of a button of another modified form of construction.

Similar letters of reference are employed in all of the abovedescribedviews to indicate corresponding parts. i

In said "drawings, a indicates the shell or back-plate of the button,which may be of any desirable configuratiombut is preferably slightlycup'shape, being provided with an upwardly-extending annular rim a, towhich is secured in any well-known manner the annular bead-like rim 6 ofan ornamental faceplate ?9, forming a part of the button. The maincentral part of said plate Z) may be depressed, as at 11 and may beprovided with a raised central ornamentation, as b but these featuresare not essential, and said plate 19 may be perfectly fiat, as will beclearly evi dent. Said plates at and h are connected and securedtogether in such a manner as to form a chamber betweensaid plates, inwhich are movably arranged certain parts of a fastening means 0 fordetachably securing the button to a garment.

consists, essentially, of a peculiarly-bent wire Said fastening device0- having a shank portion 0, rotatively arranged in a hole orperforation a eccentric with the center of the back-plate. One portionof said shank c terminates on the outer side of the button in a hook 0,having a point 0 and within the chamber formed by said plates at and bsaid shank c has a part 0 being at a right angle, or approximately so,to the shank, which part terminates in a loop 0 and a bent or eccentricportion 0 of a curvature, preferably having the same radius as that ofthe annular edge a of the back-plate a, whereby said loop 0 and saidportion 0 form a retaining or bearing portion for the shank c, and saidportion 0 can be brought close against the edge a when the fasteningmeans has been operated to bring the several parts thereof into thepositions indicated in Fig. 6, and said bent or eccentric portion 0owing to its curvature, presenting a great bearing-surface to produce aperfect pivotal movement of the shank c in the hole or perforation a Toprovide an operative button for the purposes hereinabove stated, theshank c is ro- I tatively arranged in said hole or perforation a of theback-plate, with the hook c on the outer side thereof, thus arrangingthe loop 0 and the eccentric portion 0 directly in mov- E able contactupon the upper and inner surface a of the back-plate. is then placedupon the annular edge or rim The face-plate b of the back-plate a andthe two plates are securely fastened in the usual manner, therebybringing the loop 0 and the eccentric portion 0 in close frictionalcontact with the inner surfaces a and b of the respective back and faceplates of the button. Thus it will be evident that owing to thefrictional contact in Fig. 5 to that illustrated in Fig. 6 and" backagain and will effectively retain the.

hook c in its proper position in relation to the button and hold thelatter securely in its position on the garment.

The operation of the fastening means is very simple and will be clearfrom the several figures of the drawings. When the hook c is turnedint-o the positions indicated in Figs. 3 and 6, the pointed end thereofcan be forced through the fabric of the garment and then swung back tothe positions indicated in Figs'. 2, t, 5, and 8, and, owing to thefrictional contact of the parts within the button, the latter can besecurely but detachably arranged on the garment, and there is no dangerof the button becoming accidentally detached.

To provide a perfect lock for the eccentric portion 0 of the fasteningmeans G and to retain the hook c in its open position (illustrated inFig. 10) to receive the fabric, the said back-plate a may be providedwith a slight depression or annular groove, as ar into which the portiona of the fastening means 0 can be sprung and is held therein byfrictional engagement, as illustrated in said Fig. 10, but can easily beforced therefrom when it is desired to rotate the hook c from its openposition to the closed position illustrated in Fig. 9. It may also bedesirable to lock the parts of the fastening means 0 when the hook 0thereof is in its closed or holding position. In that case the eccentricportion 0 of the fastening means may be provided with a suitableprojection or protuberance, as 0 (see Fig. 12,) which, when the parts ofthe fastening means are in the positions indicated in Figs. 2, 4, 5, and9, is forced into holding or locked engagement with the annular grooveor depression a in the back-plate a. Thus it willbe seen that thefastening means 0 may be locked or held in the position when the hookhas been passed through the fabric, or the fastening means may be heldor locked in that position when the hook c is about to pierce thefabric. In order to obtain a greater spring-like action of the portion 0of the fastening means 0, said portion may be flattened any desireddegree, as at c in Fig. 12, whereby the action of the projection c withthe groove 0. will be more positive. 7

In lieu of the depression or groove a (illustrated in Figs. 9, 10, 11,12, and 13) the backplate a may be provided with one or more projectionsa which extend upwardly in the chamber formed by the back-plate andfaceplate of the button, and over which the eccentric portion 0 of thefastening means is readily passed to lock or hold the said means in thedesired positions hereinabove stated.

If desired, the back-plate a of the button maybe provided on the backwith a centrally arranged enlargement a over which the hook 0 extendswhen closed, said enlargement serving to tightly bind the fabric betweenit and said hook and to prevent the accidental displacement of thebutton from the garment.

From the above description it will be seen that I have devised a simple,neat, and perfectly operative device which can be used as a bachelorsbutton or a badge-button.

I am aware that changes may be made in the several arrangements andcombinations of parts, as well as in the details of the constructionthereof, without departingfrom the scope of myinvention. Hence I do notlimit myself to the exact arrangements and combinations of the partsdescribed herein and illustrated in the accompanying drawings nor to thedetails of the construction thereof.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- 1. A button,comprising a back-plate and face-plate, secured together to form achamber, said back-plate having a perforation or hole, a'fastening meansrotatively arranged in said hole, having a hook on the outer side ofsaid back-plate, and a laterally-bent and eccentric retaining portionwithin said cham:

ber in movable and frictional contact with the inner surfaces of saidback and face plates, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. A button, comprising a back-plate and a face-plate, secured togetherto form a chamber, said back-plate having a perforation or hole, afastening m cans consisting, essentially, of a shank c rotativelyarranged in said hole, a hook c on the outer side of said back-plate, aloop 0 and eccentric portion 0 within said chamber, said loop 0 andportion 0 being in movable and frictional contact with the innersurfaces of said back and face plates, substantially as and for thepurposes set forth.

3. A button, comprising a back-plate and a face-plate, secured togetherto form a chamber, said back-plate having a perforation or hole, afastening means rotatively arranged in said hole, having a hook on theouter side of said back-plate, and a laterally-bent and eccentricretaining portion movably arranged within said chamber, and means withinsaid chamber, with which said retaining portion can be brought inholding or locked engagement, substantially as and for the purposes setforth.

4. A button, comprising a back-plate and a face-plate, secured togetherto form a chamber, said back-plate having a perforation or hole, afastening means rotatively arranged in said hole, having a hook on theouter side of said back-plate, a laterally-bent and eccentric retainingportion movably arranged within said chamber, and a groove or depressionon the inner surface of said back-plate with which said retainingportion can be brought in holding or locked engagement,substantially asand for the purposes set forth.

5. A button, comprising a back-plate and a face-plate, secured togetherto form a chamber, said back-plate having a perforation or hole,afastening mcans,consisting,essentially,

of a shank c rotatively arranged in said hole, a hook c on the outerside of said back-plate,

a loop 0 and eccentric portion 0 within said chamber, said loop 0 andportion 0 being movably arranged in said chamber, and means Within saidchamber, with which said portion 0 can be brought in holding onlocked engagement, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

6. A button, comprising a back-plate and a faceplate, secured togetherto form a chamber, said back-plate having a perforation or hole,afastenin g means,consisting,essentially, of a shank c rotativelyarranged in said hole, a hook c on the outer side of said back-plate,aloop c and eccentric portion c within said chamber, said loop 0 andportion 0 being movably arranged in said chamber, and a groove ordepression on the inner surface of said back-plate with which saidportion 0 can be brought in holding or locked engagement,

substantially as and for the purposes set forth. 7 A button, comprisinga back-plate and a face-plate, secured together to form a chamber, saidback-plate having a perforation or hole, a fastening means rotativelyarranged in said hole, having a hook on the outer side of saidback-plate, a laterally-bent and eccentric retaining portion within saidchamber, a projection or protuberance on said retaining portion, andmeans within said chamber with which said projection or protuberance canbe brought in holding or locked engagement,substantially as and for thepurposes set forth.

8. A button, comprising a back-plate and a face-plate, secured togetherto form a chamber, said back-plate having a perforation or hole, afastening means rotatively arranged in said hole, having a hook on theouter side of said back-plate, a laterally-bent and eccentric retainingportion within said chamber, a projection or protuberance on saidretaining portion, and a groove or depression on the inner surface ofsaid back-plate with which said projection or protuberance can bebrought in holding or locked engagement, substantially as and for thepurposes set forth.

9. A button, comprising a back-plate and a face-plate, secured togetherto form a chamber, said back-plate having a perforation or hole, afastening means, consisting, essentially, of a shank c, a hook c on theouter side of said back-plate, a loop 0 and eccentric portion 0 withinsaid chamber, said loop 0 and portion c being movably arranged in saidchamber, a projection or protuberance on said portion 0 and means withinsaid chamber with which said projection or protuberance can be broughtin holding or locked engagement, substantially as and for the purposesset forth.

10. A button, comprising a back-plate and a face-plate, secured togetherto form a chamber, said back-plate having a perforation or hole, afastening means, consisting, essentially, of a shank c, a hook c on theouter side of said back-plate, a loop 0 and eccentric portion 0 withinsaid chamber, said loop 0 and portion 0 being movably arranged in saidchamber, a projection or protuberance on said IIO portion 0 and a grooveor depression on the in ner surface of said back-plate with which saidprojection or protuberance can be brought in holding or lockedengagement, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

11. A button, comprisinga back-plate and a face-plate, secured togetherto form a chamber, said back-plate having a perforation or hole, and anenlargement a on the outer surface of said back-plate, a fastening meansrotatively arranged in said hole, having a hook adapted to be centrallyarranged directly above said enlargement a, and a laterally bent andeccentric retaining portion within said chamber in movable andfrictional contact with the inner surfaces of said back-plate andface-plate, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

12. Abutton, comprisingaback-plate and a face-plate, secured together toform a cham- 10 movable and frictional contact with the inner surfaces'of said back and face plates, substantially as and for the purposes setforth.

In testimony that I claim the invention set forth above I have hereuntoset my hand this 17th day of November, 1897.

AUGUSTUS s. CRANE.

Witnesses:

FREDK. O. FRAENTZEL, WM. H. OAMFIELD, Jr.

